Can we start a Reddit thread on baby food ideas? I’ll go first.
This week I cooked:
Baby cucumbers,
Egg muffins with spinach, tomato and cheddar
Banana pancakes
Tray bake of different veggies like pumpkin cups Kim
Shepherds pie
Spaghetti bowl maze
Substituted when I couldn’t cook stuff that was suitable for him with Le purée and puree that I found okay at woollies
Hit me with some ideas!
Babies first bday is coming up! We are starting to think of present ideas. Thanks 🙏
Currently feeding my 10month old to sleep for day naps. He cries if I pop him in the cot and try leave the room currently but can do it without tears at bedtime! Any tips?! Want him to feel comfortable doing this before starting daycare/grandma care.
10 months old. Puts himself to sleep at night in less than 5 mins no crying. Finish last feed at least 20 min before bed. Down awake after a book.
Schedule example
Currently waking early like 5.30 or 6
Nap 1 - 9.30-10
Nap 2- 1.45-3.15
Bed 7.30
Where are we going wrong? He pretty much wakes somewhere between 12-1 every night almost like a habit. Should I cut the feed here completely?
Usually sleeps fairly well in the day. Suddenly got short naps and early morning rises. His gums are bulging I know he’s teething but wonder if anyone experiences the same
I’m 2 months out from returning to work and just feeling ultra sensitive. Feel like I’ve just become someone who cares for my baby and does housework. My partner is super helpful and involved but I just feel like this is me now. Returning to work seems daunting and uninterested and like a waste of time but due to this economy no other choice. It’s hard to not just feel totally lost and like who am I.
My baby is due to start daycare shortly and I just did the orientation after doing a tour a few weeks back. The tour seem fine. All kind of standard daycare stuff. Went back today with my partner and we were honestly so disappointed and sad about what we saw that we’re considering pulling him out before he even starts basically we got there and the whole place looked really dreadful. Everyone looked miserable in the babies room. the educators didn’t engage with the babies at all despite us being in the room watching our son play. They look sick tired and miserable and I’m so uncomfortable with the thought of sending him there now it just did not fill me with joy or any sort of reassurance. Two babies were clearly sick with colds and snotty noses. Wasn’t ideal but it is what it is obviously he’s going to get sick.
Is this normal? One of them literally sat there for 15 minutes and didn’t engage with the babies at all. Should I call the centre and say something? I don’t want to make a complaint upfront before you’ve even started, but I’m just so shocked to the point that I’m considering pulling him out. I’m in tears.
EDIT TO ADD
thanks everyone. I feel reassured by what everyone said that it’s the right decision to pull him out immediately. Luckily he hasn’t started yet but oh my god it just felt so awful to the fact that I cried when I left and** my husband who is normally pretty flexible with staff even said that he was completely horrified by the place. I do not feel comfortable setting my child there and will pull him out. We will be up for four weeks Payment I believe but I am going to threaten to take them to the early learning commission over this if they try and charge us because it was that disappointing and I refused to put my child in the environment. Any tips of going about the removal of him from the centre and the fees welcome **
Anyone else? I’m 10 months pp and the last 2-3 months I’ve gotten my period the week before man I have been emotional. So tired, eating like crazy even tho I’m not even that hungry just emotional eating, and super super emotional sometimes sobbing for no reason! 10 months pp and do have looming daycare starting, returning to work in just over 2 months and all that jazz but otherwise fairly happy person. Thyroid is normal, blood work all good.
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Anyone else? I’m 10 months pp and the last 2-3 months I’ve gotten my period the week before man I have been emotional. So tired, eating like crazy even tho I’m not even that hungry just emotional eating, and super super emotional sometimes sobbing for no reason! 10 months pp and do have looming daycare starting, returning to work in just over 2 months and all that jazz but otherwise fairly happy person. Thyroid is normal, blood work all good.
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Hi all
My baby boy is starting daycare next week. Safe to say I’m nervous. I’ll stilll be on leave so I’ll be doing maybe 3-4hrs a day to start, working up to half days then full days before I return to work in 2 months. He will be in 2 days per week.
Questions:
• do babies need to wear shoes?! He’s standing with assistance and crawls.
• do you send formula bottles prepared? Or just send the formula and bottles
• any other words of wisdom. The thought of being away from my little man is so hard but he’s quite social and I do think he’ll enjoy it.
Went to turn on my camera and it no longer works.
We FINALLY experienced our little dude sleeping all the way to 4am, quick feed and down to 6.30… first time in 9 months. And now we’re suddenly waking at 11, 2 and 5 and I feel like it’s getting worse daily. Is there a 9 mth regression?!
I’m starting to lose sleep at the thought of being away from my son. I’m returning to work in a few months part time, and then eventually full time in 2027. I’m planning on doing a slow intro to daycare from July of 3-4hrs a day as we’re paying for the spot anyway, and to get him exposed to some bugs while I’m still off work as I know that’ll hit our household hard and fast.
Any tips, suggestions, words of wisdom please let me know. I honestly feel sick about it!
Edit typo in headline FROM OTHERS**
Honestly, I’m pretty sick of it. My baby is ten months old and I am getting ready to send him to day care in a few months and when Ir mention it they are like oh my god you have to send him to daycare oh my god how are you going to deal etc etc.
Like I have to go to work. What do people expect? I am so lucky and privileged to have even had a year off and now I have to go back to work part-time mind you until next year which will be full-time and I still get the comments. It makes me feel so shit that I am sending my baby to daycare and like I’m the only one. I do have grandparent help for a day a week so I don’t really understand why I’m getting this kickback, it’s all from the people who have full-time grandparent care and it’s like I’m just the worst person in the world. Maybe they feel sorry for me that I have to do it but I honestly don’t feel like daycare is a terrible thing for babies anyway. I’m nervous enough about the transition, mum guilt, how I’ll manage everything and all the things and then I hear these comments and it just makes me wanna fucking cry.
We are finally down to one wake which is a feed around 4am. I’m stoked. About to start daycare in a few weeks he’s 9 months now and worried about how average the day naps will be and how it’ll impact nights?
Currently doing a long morning and short arvo. 9 months old. 3/3.5/4 and wonder if it’s best to do it this way round or other way… naturally does like 1hr 15 in morning and 40-45 in arvo.
Been to GP twice and it’s been useless. Baby screams and cries while going. Does big logs that sometimes get a bit stuck. I’ve tried prunes pears coloyxl the lot. It’s breaking my heart. 9 months
How is it?
My first baby was a bit of a shocking sleeper, he’s 9 months and has turned a big corner waking usually once per night. I’m starting daycare and returning to work in 3 months, and need to be at work for 6 months to qualify for mat leave again (corporate). I will have to travel to the office 2 days per week (1hr20 each way) and don’t really want to return to my old job due to the environment and travel but the maternity leave has provided us a lot of financial freedom and more time at home.
I’m already getting the feeling of wanting another baby, and wondering how people find the age gap. Totally understand it’s different baby to baby and family to family. But just want to hear other mums thoughts.
Baby is a keen eater, 3 meals a day. He is very unhappy when he poos and does long sausage like poos. Often screams, tenses his legs etc and is immediately happy when it’s over. No blood or mucus. Goes 2-3 times per day.
Is this normal? I’ve seen the GP twice and the family health people and no one has said anything that’s been ultra helpful. He has prunes, pears, water daily and also infant coloyxl at times but that really hasn’t made a difference. He’s going daily so he’s not enormously backed up. Sometimes I feel like the poos are so big for his little bum.
Anyone else? Considering seeing a paediatrician next- but I’m not sure what they’ll actually test for. He seems totally content before and after, tummy isn’t hard etc.
Feeling lost and it’s making me so sad when he goes.